Blackout at Polar station
Antarctica, midwinter. −52 °C outside and the generator has just died.
- Expert
- 2–15 players
- 50–65 min
- Ages 18+
The story
A race-against-the-clock communication challenge for groups of 2 to 15 people. For adults.
Hespérides Sur Antarctic base, 3 July, 02:10. Four days of polar night and two days of blizzard. At 02:04, the main generator gave a dull bang and stopped for good.
Without heating, the base loses a degree every few minutes. Hugo is shivering non-stop, Pere has stopped shivering (a bad sign) and Ana's fingertips are white. Outside, at −52 °C, nobody lasts more than a few minutes.
There's an auxiliary generator, a radio and you. You've split the posts between you: generator, communications, weather, infirmary and plans. Nobody knows everything. Talk, or you won't live to tell the tale.
What awaits you
Mode
Split information
Each player gets a role with their own documents. You win by talking: nobody knows everything.
Goal
Solve 6 chained challenges to reach the end.
Difficulty
Expert
- 3 hints per game
- Clock: 65 minutes
On Enigma Oculto
Just released: no stats yet.
Content warnings
- People injured by the cold (hypothermia and frostbite), without graphic descriptions.
The roles
When you start, the game hands out these roles among the players (in teams if there are many of you).
- GeneratorThe auxiliary generator's manual and its limits.
- CommunicationsThe radio, the frequencies and the rescue protocol.
- WeatherThe weather report and what the ice has put out of action.
- InfirmaryThe protocols for cold injuries.
- PlansThe base plan: tanks, antennas and power consumption.
Characters
- Marta IlundainBase leaderA geologist with twenty Antarctic winters behind her. She's twisted her ankle and is coordinating from the mess.
- Hugo SaldañaMaintenance technicianHe went out to check the main generator and came back frozen.
6 locations
Generator module
Hangar and tanks
Radio room
Infirmary
Weather lab
Mess
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